Kendrick Lamar Backed Musical Comedy From Trey Parker and Matt Stone Hits Another Setback

Published 11/22/2025, 7:04 AM EST

Kendrick Lamar moves through modern culture like a quiet storm, shaping entire eras with the weight of a single verse. His artistry feels carved from obsidian, sharp, luminous, and lasting. Every project he touches becomes a seismic event, rippling through music, film, and conversation with regal intensity. Audiences watch him the way ancient scholars read constellations, searching for meaning in every shift. His creative pulse refuses to dim, rising again with electric promise. And now his upcoming comedy is in the spotlight.

Kendrick Lamar’s highly anticipated musical comedy with South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone has recently hit yet another hurdle.

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Kendrick Lamar, alongside Trey Parker and Matt Stone, continues to keep audiences guessing with their enigmatic live-action comedy. Paramount has removed the untitled film from its March 20 release date, leaving its theatrical debut open-ended while the creators refine the project. Stone and Parker’s production company, Park County, and Lamar’s PGLang issued a joint statement, saying, “It’s true – we’re moving (again). We’re working hard at finishing the movie.”

The long-anticipated film has already faced multiple shifts on Paramount’s release calendar. Initially revealed in 2024, it was slated for a July 4, 2025, debut, perfectly aligned with Independence Day. Three months before that date, the studio moved it to March 20, 2026. Now, with only four months remaining, the movie faces yet another delay, this time without any new release date, leaving fans in suspense. While his movie continues to face setbacks, Kendrick Lamar’s musical career has been soaring.

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Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’ defied every prediction, smashing records, dominating charts, and turning the rap world upside down, proving once again that he reshapes the boundaries of music with every release.

Kendrick Lamar shattered expectations with viral hit Not Like Us

Earlier this year, Kendrick Lamar’s track ‘Not Like Us’ completely redefined streaming history, amassing an astonishing 2.84 billion plays across digital platforms, setting a new benchmark for rap music. Released in May 2024, the song reached 100 million streams faster than any previous rap release, accomplishing the feat in only nine days. On one extraordinary day, it garnered 12.8 million streams, surpassing the previous single-day hip-hop record. 

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Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’ carved its name into Billboard history, soaring to number one on the Billboard Global 200 for four non-consecutive weeks, marking his first solo triumph on that chart. The track dominated the Billboard Hot 100 for an extraordinary 53 weeks, becoming the longest-charting rap song in history. Its endurance highlighted both its wide-reaching appeal and Lamar’s unstoppable presence in hip-hop. As he continues to shatter records, his film simultaneously faces persistent delays.

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What do you think about Kendrick Lamar’s upcoming musical comedy facing yet another delay? Let us know in the comments below.

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Yusra Miraj Khan

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Yusra Miraj Khan is an Entertainment Journalist at Netflix Junkie. Specializing in Taylor Swift and the British Royal Family, she transforms modern mythologies into high-ranking, reader-first narratives. Since joining in early 2025, Khan has penned over 500 articles, known for their sharp decoding of Easter eggs and PR silences.

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